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While CMU subscribes to many English-language databases, many will have resources from international journals. Resources may be in English or Spanish; however, most database search results can be limited by language. These are three databases to get you started with your research:

Academic Search Complete
Subjects: History, Literature, Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics. Art.
Multidisciplinary index to peer-reviewed journal and magazine articles; some full-text; constructs bibliography in five different citation styles.
Project MUSE
Subject: Art, Language, Literature, Communication, Music Full-text peer-reviewed journal articles in literature and criticism, visual and performing arts, history, political science, cultural studies, and related disciplines from 1990-current.
JSTOR
Subjects: Biological Sciences, Art & Design, Business, Music, Theatre Arts Full-text peer-reviewed journal articles in the humanities and sciences from 1831-"moving wall" (generally 3 to 5 years). Note: most recent 3-5 years are not included. Articles which are not available in our subscription may be requested via InterLibrary Loan.

JSTOR has provided complimentary access during Covid to JSTOR Archives & Primary Source Collections until June 30, 2021.

Google Scholar
Google Scholar yields results from a focused search of scholarly resources, peer reviewed and academic publications. Excludes websites and other biased sources of information.